An efficient, systematic leader experienced in business, administration, and education. Jennifer leverages her strong communication and coordination skills and a passion for improving customer service across a diverse set of engagements. She's served on several community boards and is a certified teacher. Jennifer has a BA in Education, and an MA in Administration from Michigan State University and completed MBA coursework at Wayne State.

Our value stems from our people, culture, methods, and collegial structure. As a lean organization, we leverage the latest digital technologies to minimize cost, invest more in our staff, and provide greater value to our clients. We foster a culture of leadership, partnership, and craftsmanship, matching the skills and passions of our people to our clients’ most strategic objectives.

small business Designations

SSI is minority-owned and an Economically Disadvantaged Woman Owned Small Business (EDWOSB).

Today's complex systems challenges often require deep expertise across many disciplines. We extend and scale our capabilities and services through teaming and strategic partnerships. By taking advantage of today’s innovation and entrepreneurial ecosystems and adding in our network of corporate partners, we can readily formulate teams and provide high value, integrated solutions.

As a recognized leader in Systems Engineering Troy is helping clients develop solutions to systems challenges. He's led several teams in the delivery of complex systems, and has instituted numerous methodologies to speed development times. Troy has a BS in Mechanical Engineering from MSU, an MS in Management from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, and a System Design and Management Graduate Certificate from MIT.

Troy peterson

Vice President

tpeterson@systemxi.com

Jennifer peterson

President

jpeterson@systemxi.com

Leadership

Leadership | partnership | craftsmanship

Strategic Partnerships

DISTINCT Value​

VOLUNTEER and Community Engagement

SSI staff serve in local community and international leadership roles aligned with our expertise and passions. Our involvement includes time and investment into a broad range of non-profit missions. Internationally, the firm supports fulfillment of a leadership role within the International Council on Systems Engineering (INCOSE) directed to help accelerate the transformation of System Engineering to a model based discipline. SSI staff support the entrepreneurship, innovation, and the acceleration of high-tech companies via the Oakland University Business Incubator board. Egagements also include Birmingham Covington School recognized for its strength in STEM and its interdisciplinary curriculum themes in systems, patterns, independence, interdependence, individuality, and diversity. Serving on a local library support board and volunteering in local public and private schools as a representative engaged with Building Better Families through Action (BBFA).

Maximizing value for clients and colleagues

teaming to provide high value integrated solutions

Greater than twenty years of experience in software development and systems architecture in aerospace and defense, encompassing space, land, and sea applications. Mark holds a OCSMP Model Builder Advanced certification in SysML, and is a Design for Six Sigma Master Black Belt. He received his BS from University of California, Santa Barbara, and Masters in Computer Science from Cornell, focusing on Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning.​